[Dovecot] POP3: Keep a copy on server failed ...

[Dumitru Negara]

Did you modified something in your config recently?
Like default_mail_env = ... CONTROL=/some/path

Dumitru

Dominique Feyer wrote:
> I have just use 0.99 for test before production on this server. The
> first version in production was beta9.
>
> I just create some new account right now with RC2, and I have this
> probelm.
>
> Thansk for your help
>
> Le lundi 17 juillet 2006 à 15:02 +0300, Dumitru Negara a écrit :
>> Is this a new installation of Dovecot? Or you just upgraded from 0.99?
>>
>> Dumitru
>>
>> Dominique Feyer wrote:
>>> I have this in my configuration:
>>>
>>> protocol pop3 {
>>> pop3_enable_last = no
>>> pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv
>>> pop3_client_workarounds = outlook-no-nuls, oe-ns-eoh
>>> }
>>>
>>> If I change the pop3_uidl_format I need to remove all the index file on
>>> my server ? I read on the doc that this change cann't be done on a
>>> production server ?
>>>
>>> I have more than 10'000 accounts on this cluster so I can't have a big
>>> downtime.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Le lundi 17 juillet 2006 à 14:48 +0300, Dumitru Negara a écrit :
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Dominique Feyer wrote:
>>>>> I have a big problem with our cluster, if i read my mail with POP3
>>>>> client (and check the option, keep a copy on server), every time I 
>>>>> read
>>>>> my mail, my client retrive ALL messages an the mailbox !!!
>>>>>
>>>>> I test this with:
>>>>>
>>>>> - Apple Mail 1.0 + 2.0
>>>>> - M$ Outlook 2000 + 2003
>>>>> - Thunderbird
>>>>>
>>>>> We use:
>>>>> - Dovecot RC1
>>>>> - Postfix on Debian Sarge (stable)
>>>>>
>>>>> Can you know this bug ? Or have a workaround ?
>>>>>
>>>>> This function is really important for our customer as we offer a 
>>>>> backup
>>>>> solution for her mails.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>> It's probably just a configuration issue.
>>>>
>>>> If you upgraded from dovecot 0.99 or maybe migrated from another
>>>> IMAP/POP3 server you should set correctly the "pop3_uidl_format"
>>>> parameter.
>>>>
>>>> I upgraded from 0.99 to 1.0.rc2 and below is my "pop3_uidl_format":
>>>>
>>>> # POP3 UIDL format to use. You can use following variables:
>>>> #
>>>> # %v - Mailbox UIDVALIDITY
>>>> # %u - Mail UID
>>>> # %m - MD5 sum of the mailbox headers in hex (mbox only)
>>>> # %f - filename (maildir only)
>>>> #
>>>> # If you want UIDL compatibility with other POP3 servers, use:
>>>> # UW's ipop3d : %08Xv%08Xu
>>>> # Courier version 0 : %f
>>>> # Courier version 1 : %u
>>>> # Courier version 2 : %v-%u
>>>> # Cyrus (<= 2.1.3) : %u
>>>> # Cyrus (>= 2.1.4) : %v.%u
>>>> # Older Dovecots : %v.%u
>>>> #
>>>> # Note that Outlook 2003 seems to have problems with %v.%u format
>>>> which was
>>>> # Dovecot's default, so if you're building a new server it would be a
>>>> good
>>>> # idea to change this. %08Xu%08Xv should be pretty fail-safe.
>>>> #
>>>> # NOTE: Nowadays this is required to be set explicitly, since the old
>>>> # default was bad but it couldn't be changed without breaking existing
>>>> # installations. %08Xu%08Xv will be the new default, so use it for new
>>>> # installations.
>>>> #
>>>> #pop3_uidl_format =
>>>> pop3_uidl_format = %v.%u
>>>>
>>>> This works fine even with Outlook 2000/2003. Clients (Thunderbird, OE,
>>>> Outlook 2000/2003) download just new mails.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Dumitru
>>>>
>>>>
>>